An apse is a threshold; a variation of the form found most often in cathedrals designed to invite one to look beyond.
Founded in 2016 by partners Hayley Boyd and Jarod Faw, all Apse jewelry is lovingly handcrafted using traditional and modern jewelry techniques, as well as solid precious metals and genuine stones, in our studio set between Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC. As artists with backgrounds in sculpture and printmaking, our approach to jewelry is inspired by the thresholds we continually move through - by the inner alchemy that happens as we uncompromisingly pursue ourselves, our partnership and the legacies we want to leave behind.
Apse jewelry is designed for those unafraid to enter their next threshold and go beyond: to explore their inner universe, dig deeper into their outer world, and shape a legacy defined by both self-advocacy and devotion to others.
Inspired by the natural world above and below, these pieces are reminders that treasures are discovered in the process of passing through - in the daily commitment to becoming. And, over time, as you move through apse after apse, we hope your jewelry collection serves as proof of the ways you’ve honored your inner alchemy, loved your people deeply, and bet on your legacy.
Because good jewelry, we believe, is proof a life lived in the beyond.